# Dhankaul Village, Piprarhi, Sheohar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Piprarhi, Sheohar 

# Dhankaul

Dhankaul is a village in Piprarhi sub-district of Sheohar district, Bihar, PIN code **843324**. The 2011 Census counted **8,766 people in 2,111 households**, the 4th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%.

- 8,766people (2011)
- 2,111households
- 53.6%literacy
- 843324PIN code

## Dhankaul PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhankaul is 843324.** Dhankaul falls in Piprarhi sub-district, Sheohar district, Bihar.

- PIN code843324
- Gram panchayatDhankau
- Community development blockPiprarhi
- Census village code218812

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dhankaul from nearby towns?

- Piprarhi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Sheohar (district HQ)9 km by road
- Sheohar (nearest town)9 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Dhankaul?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Dhankaul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sheohar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dhankaul known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 557 hectares of village land is sown, and 205 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dhankaul

Of every 100 households in Dhankaul in 2011, 15 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhankaul · ■ Piprarhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**95%

Use banking services ****55%**

**53%

Television ****12%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dhankaul?

■ Dhankaul · ■ Piprarhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.6%**

**51.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****936**

**938

Working population ****31.4%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.4% for men and 47.1% for women. 51% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 344 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,106 (40%) · **■** Household industry 51 (2%) · **■** Other work 289 (10%) · **■** Marginal 966 (35%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Piprarhi

- Amwa Kalan25,242 people
- Basahia Shekh12,117 people
- Minapur Balha10,638 people
- Masaura7,032 people
- Dharampur Dekuli6,172 people
- Parsauni5,799 people
- Kamrauli Jangali5,605 people

[All 25 villages in Piprarhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheohar/piprarhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhankaul?843324
- How far is Dhankaul from Sheohar?9 km by road
- What is the population of Dhankaul?8,766 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhankaul in?Sheohar district (Piprarhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhankaul?53.6% (Census 2011)